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*Mary Said What She Said,* Mar 1, 2025
Dale, Jere, and I saw *Mary Said What She Said* at NYU's Skirball Center on March 1, 2025. It's a one-woman about Mary Queen of Scots,...
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Mar 8, 20253 min read
Fabulous Friday: The Ross Sisters
I saw this on Instagram and had to share. It’s equal parts impressive and upsetting.
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Mar 7, 20251 min read
Chris Ryan's Top Five Fave Movies for 2024
TOP FIVE Trap Dahomey The Substance Conclave Anora Honorable Mention: The Room Next Door Nosferatu A Real Pain TRAP I saw *Trap* with my...
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Mar 6, 202519 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Mar 5, 2025
I was pleased to see that the Grammy for Best Contemporary Composition went to John Adams's Nixon in China , long one of my top three...
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Mar 5, 20251 min read
*Beckett Shorts,* Feb 20, 2025
Karen and I saw *Beckett Briefs* at the Irish Repertory Theatre on Feb 20, 2025. We're both huge Beckett fans and try to see every...
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Mar 2, 20254 min read
Fabulous Friday: "What I Like About You"
I was walking through Penn Station on Monday, going to work, and the song playing on the radio at the exit on 33rd and 7th was "What I...
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Feb 28, 20251 min read
CDA x 2: Hackman and Trachtenberg
I saw on the news this morning that Gene Hackman died at the age of 95. His body was found in his home, also the dead bodies of his wife...
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Feb 27, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 26, 2025
Wynton Marsalis got the 1987 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group for his amazing album Standard Time, Vol 1. The first...
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Feb 26, 20251 min read
CDA: Roberta Flack
My brother Howard just alerted me to the death of the great Roberta Flack, who died today at the age of 88. She was an amazing singer and...
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Feb 24, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Holiday"
I cannot get enough of this song. If I had to choose only one Madonna song to be left in the world, without a doubt it would be this one....
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Feb 21, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 19, 2025
One of the big winners at the 1986 Grammys was "That's What Friends Are For." Here's my pairing: Diva: Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie...
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Feb 19, 20251 min read
*Salome,* Feb 14, 2025
I saw Heartbeat Opera's production of *Salome* on February 14, 2025. Yes, it's what I call counter-programming for Valentine's Day:...
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Feb 18, 20254 min read
Fabulous Friday: “Blue Danube”
I finally watched season 2 of Squid Game this weekend. I preceded it with a re-viewing of season 1, of course. Such an amazing show. The...
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Feb 14, 20251 min read
CDA: Edith Mathis
The soprano Edith Mathis died the other day at the age of 86. She had a remarkable career, singing in Vienna, Glyndebourne, Berlin,...
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Feb 13, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 12, 2025
"We Are the World" was the runaway at the 1985 Grammys. Did you see the Netflix documentary about the making of the album? It was pretty...
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Feb 12, 20251 min read
CDA: Plishka and Roberts
Paul Plishka died the other day at the age of 83. He was a bass who sang 88 roles at the Met in over 1,500 performances. I don't think I...
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Feb 10, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: David Lynch and Cher...?
Once again YouTube hit it out of the park with a recommendation. I wish I could see the full interview but this two and a half minute...
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Feb 7, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 5, 2025
Before I get to the diva/mensch pair for 1984 I have to mention a set of presenters at that year's Grammys. The Grammy for Best New...
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Feb 5, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: "How High the Moon"
You know how sometimes YouTube makes recommendations to you, and they hit the nail right on the head...?
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Jan 31, 20251 min read
CDA: Marianne Faithfull
y brother Howard just told me about the death of one of our shared divas, the amazing Marianne Faithfull. She so easily might not have...
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Jan 30, 20251 min read
CDA x 4: Barrie and Stewart
I never like reporting on FOUR celebrity deaths! My brother Howard alerted me to three of them and my friend Jessica on the fourth: Barbara Barrie (95), Donnie Iris (83), and Patrick Stewart (86) from Howard and Elke Sommer (85) from Jessica. I first encountered Barbara Barrie playing Dennis Christopher's mom in Breaking Away. She was nominated for an Oscar for that movie. I later knew her from the original cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Company, in which she and her hu
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1 day ago3 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Then Came You"
I was on the stairmaster at Planet Fitness yesterday morning - - it wasn't an actual Stairmaster, it was a LifeFitness brand knockoff, but it's the easiest way to explain the thing I was using. Don't you say Kleenex rather than "facial tissue?" Anyway, I was on the stairmaster looking for something inspiring to listen to on my iPod. I needed a break from my usual picks (Boston, Earth Wind and Fire, Shirley Bassey) and somehow landed on this song. Which I ADORE. The four minut
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2 days ago1 min read
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